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''„Many small people, who in many small places, do many small things, can alter the face of the world“ | ''„Many small people, who in many small places, do many small things, can alter the face of the world“ | ||
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==Concept== | ==Concept== | ||
The Komboucha-Project is a collaborative experiment in which our world is changed through individual actions. | The Komboucha-Project is a collaborative experiment in which our world is changed through individual actions. | ||
What is Komboucha? | |||
Komboucha is a special drink that is made by combining usual tea with a specific kind of bacteria. | Komboucha is a special drink that is made by combining usual tea with a specific kind of bacteria. | ||
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In a simple procedure the Scoby can be reproduced and recultivated to brew another batch of Comboucha. | In a simple procedure the Scoby can be reproduced and recultivated to brew another batch of Comboucha. | ||
The Comboucha-Project takes advantage of this simple reproduction method in order to reach big | |||
The procedure | |||
The Comboucha-Project takes advantage of this simple reproduction method in order to reach a big amount of people, <br> | |||
to spread their ideas and to connect them among each other. | to spread their ideas and to connect them among each other. | ||
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During that time the participants think of their contribution for changing society as they want it to evolve. <br> | During that time the participants think of their contribution for changing society as they want it to evolve. <br> | ||
When the Comboucha is ready they record themselves confessing to their planned action before drinking the tea.<br> | When the Comboucha is ready they record themselves confessing to their planned action before drinking the tea.<br> | ||
The video of this little | The video of this little ceremony is then committed to the projects youtube channel.<br> | ||
Each of | Each of the participants now fully grown Scobys is then again cut in four pieces and given to four different peoples along with<br> the online brewing manual and everything starts from the beginning.<br> | ||
Network and Discourse | |||
Every participant gets in touch with a leftover of every previous brewing process.<br> | Every participant gets in touch with a leftover of every previous brewing process.<br> | ||
Being reproduced and transferred to more and more people the Scoby gains and multiplies „memory of confession“. <br> | Being reproduced and transferred to more and more people the Scoby gains and multiplies „memory of confession“. <br> | ||
This memory draws an invisible connection line between the participants and their visions of change.<br> | This memory draws an invisible connection line between the participants and their visions of change.<br> | ||
The Projects Aim | |||
It is said that big changes begin with small steps.<br> | It is said that big changes begin with small steps.<br> |
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